At least 40 injured, 12 critical in Sabarimala temple stampede

At least 40 pilgrims were injured, twelve of them were critical in a stampede at the Sabarimala Temple during the annual Manadalam festival on Sunday evening around 6:40 pm after a barricade gave way in the huge rush, authorities said. The incident happened at about 7 pm near the Malikappuram temple, situated about 100…

Govt has no intention to impose long-term capital gains tax: Arun Jaitely

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday clarified calm the frayed nerves by explaining that the government had no intention to impose tax on long-term capital gains from share transactions. In his speech at the National Institute of Securities Market on Saturday, prime minister Narendra Modi had hinted at…